American Government-3/25-3/29/13
Monday: Appetizer for a daily grade about services, security, and infrastructure that the government provides for us. Students had to write which is most important to them and why. We also worked on our guided notes on what is government?
Lost: Days 3 and 4-students are working in small groups coming up with government on a small island, laws, trading, Constitution, laws, punishment for disobeying laws.
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Tuesday: What are the 4 characteristics of a state and the four origins of the state-notes on both. Students worked on Principles of Government activity and turned in for a grade. Lost: Day 5-students are still working on this project.
Wednesday: Appetizer: Discuss and review characteristics and origins of a state. Quiz on this for a grade. Lost: Day 6 and writing a Constitution for your island country.
Thursday: Political philosophers chart-students created a chart and filled in answers, then we discussed it as a class.
Philosopher
Idea
Impact on American Constitution
John Locke
People live in a state of nature;
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness-we allow ourselves to be governed
Voltaire
Crusader against tyranny & bigotry; advocate of religious tolerance
Freedom of religion & speech
Rousseau
Natural freedom; state of nature
Each person gives to the whole to form general will of people; aka social contract
Montesquieu
3 branches of gov’t
Separation of powers; checks and balances
Lost: Days 7-8-these are the last two days; students on Friday will create their posters based on their work for days 1-8 including a Constitution and a flag. They will present to class on Wednesday, April 3rd.
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